Call For Papers: Nanocatalysis
Guest edited by Zhiqun Lin, In Young Kim and Michelle Personick
We are delighted to announce a call for papers for our latest online themed collection in Nanoscale on Nanocatalysis that is being guest edited by Dr Zhiqun Lin (National University of Singapore, Singapore), Dr In Young Kim (Ewha Womans University, South Korea) and Dr Michelle Personick (University of Virginia, USA).
Nanocatalysis represents an exciting subfield in nanoscience and nanotechnology which involves the use of nanomaterials and subnano-sized materials (nanoclusters, diatoms, single atoms) as catalysts for a wide variety of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic applications. Along with significant advances in nanomaterial design and synthesis assisted by machine learning, in-situ/ex-situ characterization techniques, and computational chemistry, the past several decades have witnessed a flood of research activities in this rapidly evolving area with most of the studies focusing on the effects of size, shape, chemical composition and morphology on catalytic properties and performance. This has led to the development of highly effective catalysts with enhanced activity, selectivity, and stability. This special themed collection aims to provide a platform to showcase the recent progress and challenges in the field of nanocatalysis. The scope of the collection is broad, including but not limited to:
- Novel design and synthesis strategies
- Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis
- Theoretical understanding of the catalytic mechanisms
- Reaction pathway optimization
- Nanointerface engineering
- Support effects
- Dynamic evolution of active sites
- Applications in electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, photoelectrocatalysis, and thermocatalysis, etc.
- Advanced characterization techniques
We hope that readers will find this themed collection informative and useful for the rational design and construction of highly efficient nanocatalysts to enable sustainable technologies for catalysis. This call for papers is open for the following article types:
- Communications
- Full papers
Open for submissions until 18 March 2024
If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, you can submit your article directly through the Nanoscale online submission system. Please mention that this submission is an open call contribution to the Nanocatalysis collection in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed issue is not guaranteed.
Please also note that all submissions will undergo our normal rigorous peer review processes including an initial assessment prior to peer review, and that peer review and acceptance are not guaranteed.
If you have any questions about the journal or the collection, then Edward Gardner, the Development Editor for Nanoscale, would be happy to answer them. You can contact him by emailing the journal inbox.
With best wishes,
Professor Zhiqun Lin, National University of Singapore, Singapore (ORCID: 0000-0003-3158-9340)
Professor In Young Kim, Ewha Womans University, South Korea (ORCID: 0000-0003-4150-1306)
Professor Michelle Personick, University of Virginia, USA (ORCID: 0000-0003-4747-9429)
